It is a clear Biblical truth that those who preach the Gospel should be properly compensated for doing so, and particularly if the demands on their time exclude the possibility of pursuing other lines of work. There are millions of pastors in the world today, and exceedingly few of them have an abundance of worldly riches.

I have been thinking a lot lately about doors.

Not front doors or back doors, but open doors and closed doors.

Jesus said to a downtrodden but faithful church, “I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut.” He added that he “has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens.”

Prayer is one of the great mysteries of the Christian faith. In part, this is understandable. How is it that the God of the universe could be moved by prayers offered by ordinary people hardly known outside their own neighborhood? And yet he is, for surely that is the meaning of the parable of the widow and the unjust judge

This week our daughter Sarah got the call from her doctor no one wants to get. Thankfully, thyroid cancer is highly treatable and the specialist was very reassuring.

The shock came, we prayed together and God began to meet her, and us.

There’s been an explosion of people demanding rights. Womens' rights, mens’ rights, transgender rights, gay rights, black rights, indigenous rights, and many more. Seeing as the first two (or three?) groups alone encompass one hundred per cent of the population, it appears that everyone is now demanding rights.